windows-xpcontrolpanel

Windows XP control panel - providing a value for the "comments" field

Where does the Windows XP control panel get the value for the "Comments" field from? I'm writing an EXE control panel application, and it doesn't appear from the documentation that you can provide a value for that field.

Solution

  • Registering an Executable File (exe) as a Control Panel Applet on Windows Vista using Windows Installer XML (WIX) at Link

    [previous answer]

    See the Executable Control Panel Item Registration of Registering Control Panel Items at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144195(VS.85).aspx

    Specifically, you want InfoTip, which is the comments.

    Registering Control Panel Items

    Control Panel items must be registered in order to appear in the Control Panel window. If the Control Panel item is implemented as part of a .exe file then it is registered as a command object. Registration differs if the item is implemented as a .dll file that exports the CPlApplet function.